Bale loader



R. D. ACTON Dec. 13, 1949 BALE LOADER Filed Oct. 15, 1945 Patented Dec. 13, 1949 2i BALE-.LOAIBER-i Russel ilv QlliQfi 11 -1 Applicationiflctober 1 5, 1945}Sei'iel1No. 622,404

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t g 7 he 0' iilfw us 31, 5mg 34. nna ertur u -g u w, 11 i g 1 an i in 'pla te aqji elso fitted, oven the bolt 35.

Figureii-iis a. section taken substantially on the {will the underneath surface of the Ime g q l btiip Well A qonipr ession spring, 31, su1 -Q thisinuentlon nesldesim.a balelti ansferrmgfl rofimlsithwfbqm in dn a g the-plate 3' structure; only the reap-portion. of a tI:a CtOI'- w 'h f 3' g afl tpm t e d ft f mig me nted'bale hasbeen:lllustratefiialongnwlth the it? 31 is held mi p'osiueni by nuts 319 threaded on the front; portion oil-a:trailingivehicle. Thetracton it structure shown includes aflongitudinally extend Tfifhqttgm Wall 34 of the transfer chute 33 ing-body 10:; having reanazde-ehousinglstrueturescont ue weei ar i h 1 lm v ll; one of, which isfshown, and drive axles I 2;

ne with an nwa ndi e rwersl y e one .of whichdsishown in section,thewheel-being lng bott W 11 -4 g s ;11 '4 are 6 11? removed: at;v the Y inner? sides 'onet. Wheel: I illustraterl, and 1 the other as stated being removed 'to better; show; the tractor vand. bale structure; T

te in aegula l O t a -W s s ho s, Fi e .1; Said a l cqnt nn-ue xw r to fo m} Thetractor is provided! with a gasolinetanl; si cleqzsrja llsor flunges lz,which reinfqroevthereamv 14;; a steering column. l5 oniwhichisteering wheel: bottoinvqa lljl, It will be nptecl that the walls I6; is mounted, saida column. being retained in position by a support I51; .Anl'operators'seat I8 iscarried on; the tractor. by i meansc of a support I 9.

Arearwerdlyextending.v draw-bar 20- is illusk 5 42 terinineit e etithei edgeswith the uprie fiui e eei he w mw eu 3 410 n t n elar es ye rit of he; elivery hu e. bo t he,

At the forward end of the flat-top 22 of the trailing vehicle a guide member 43 is secured with its upper wall 44 overlying the front upper surface of said flat-top 22. The member 43 is formed with a forwardly and downwardly extending curved portion 45 adapted to abut and engage the bottom wall 40 of the transfer chute 33. The ends of the member 43 are curved and are provided with outwardly and downwardly curved portions 46.

In the operation of a bale transferring device, as above described, the bales being delivered from the bale chamber 21 are pushed rearwardly onto the table 39, as shown in Figure 1. As the baler continues to operate the bale 28 moves rearwardly engaging the angular bottom wall 49 of the transfer chute 33. The compression spring 31 is not intended to have sufiicient force to hold the transfer chute against the weight of the bale. Said spring is therefore compressed when the bale bears against the angular bottom wall 40 and the delivery chute drops down against the member 43 and more specifically against the curved contact portion 35 formed thereon. Movement of the bales emerging from the bale chamber continues to move the completed bales rearwardly delivering them successively over the transfer chute onto the fiat-top 22 of the trailing vehicle. Several bales may be delivered onto the wagon before it is necessary to stack the bales at the rear of the trailing vehicle or to move the angular position of the transfer chute.

It will be understood that an operator may angularly shift the transfer chute 33 so as to deliver bales to the center or to either side of the trailing vehicle by providing conventional side Walls on the wagon, and by providing delivery chutes of different lengths, a large number of bales may be loaded onto a trailing vehicle with a minimum amount of manual labor. A man may ride the wagon and stack the bales as delivered, or the operator of the tractor may periodically dismount and arrange the bales which have been delivered to the trailing vehicle.

Except when the weight of a bale is on the transfer chute 33, it is not in contact with the trailing vehicle. However, when ground irregularities are encountered causing rising of the trailing vehicle with respect to the tractor, the contact portion 45 of the member 43 merely engages the transferring chute 33 deflecting it upwardly and compressing the spring 31 without any damage to the structure. This mounting which permits resilient movement of the transfer chute 33 in either vertical direction with respect to its normal position is the significant feature of the invention. At the same time the single mounting means provides for angular adjustment of the transfer chute so as to deliver bales at laterally spaced locations on the trailing vehicle.

In vertical movement of the delivery chute 33 pivoting action takes place when the chute is moved upwardly about the forward end of the bottom wall 3| at the point indicated by the reference character 4i. When the vertical movement of the chute is downwardly, pivoting action takes place about the rear edge of the bottom wall St at the point indicated by the reference character 48. It will be noted that the opening through the bottom wall 34 is shown as having sufficient clearance to permit these pivoting actions without binding action on the bolt 35.

Figure 3 indicates the transfer chute 33 as swung laterally over to one side of the trailing vehicle- Said figure also serves to illustrate the 4 function of the curved portion 45 on the member 43. When a short turn is made with the baler, the front end of the wagon may be shifted laterally almost at right angles to the tractor. This means that the delivery chute swings over the front corners of the wagon. If at the same time ground irregularities are encountered, the sides of the transfer chute might engage the sides of the flat top 22 of the trailing vehicle. For this reason the curved portions 46 are provided at the ends of the member 43 so as to engage the angled side walls 4| in case such a position is reached during short turning of the tractor. A camming action is provided to thereby slide the chute back into position over the fiat top 22 of the vehicle.

It is to be understood that applicant has shown and described only a preferred embodiment of his bale transferring device and that he claims as his invention all modifications falling within the scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. In a traveling pick-up baler having a trailing vehicle therebehind, means for delivering bales to said vehicle comprising in combination with the baler and the vehicle, a bale receiving table extending rigidly from the rear of the baler, an upwardly and rearwardly extending delivery chute pivotally connected to said platform by structure providing for pivotable swinging movement about a vertical axis, said structure also providing for resilient vertical pivoting movement'of the discharge end of the chute in an upward direction, said chute extending over the front end of the vehicle, said vertical pivoting of said chute permitting lateral swinging by an operator to deliver bales at difierent locations laterally of the trailing vehicle, said vehicle being provided with contact means against which said chute rests when a bale is pushed thereagainst or when the wagon moves vertically with respect to the tractor in an upward direction, said contact means also being curved downwardly at the ends to provide for a short turn of the baler relative to the tractor with subsequent picking up of the chute from the underneath side thereof by the contact means.

2. In a traveling pick-up baler having a trailing vehicle therebehind, means for delivering bales to said vehicle comprising in combination with the baler and the vehicle, a bale receiving table extending rigidly from the rear of the baler, an upwardly and rearwardly extending delivery chute pivotally connected to said platform by structure providing for pivotable swinging movement about a vertical axis, said structure also providing for resilient vertical pivoting movement of the discharge end of the chute in an upward direction, said chute extending over the front end of the vehicle, said vertical pivoting of said chute permitting lateral swinging by an operator to deliver bales at different locations laterally of the trailing vehicle, said vehicle being provided with contact means against which said chute rests when a bale is pushed thereagainst or when the wagon moves vertically with respect to the tractor in an upward direction, said contact means also being curved downwardly at the ends to provide for a short turn of the baler relative to the tractor with subsequent picking up of the chute from the underneath side thereof by the contact means, said chute having upwardly flared sides diverging in a rearward direction.

3. In a traveling pick-up baler having a trailing vehicle connected at therear thereof by a hitch permitting pivoting on vertical and horizontal axes, means for delivering bales to said vehicle comprising in combination with the baler and the vehicle, a bale receiving table extending rigidly from the rear of the baler, an upwardly and rearwardly extending delivery chute pivotally connected to said-platform by structure providing for pivotable swinging movement about a vertical axis, said structure also providing for resilient vertical pivoting movement of the discharge end of the chute in 'either direction, said chute extending over the front end of the vehicle, said vehicle being provided with a forwardly and downwardly curved contact plate against which said chute rests g'gwhen a bale is pushed thereagainst or whenzithe wagon moves vertically with respect to the. tractor in an upward direction, said contact plate also being curved downwardly at the ends to provide for a short turn of the baler relative to the tractor with subsequent picking up of the chute :from the underneath side thereof by the contact-plate, said chute having upwardly flared sides diverging in a rearward direction, said vertical pivot mounting of said chute perm'itting lateral swinging by an operator to de-- liver bales at different locations laterally of the trailing vehicle.

RUSSEL D. ACTON.

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